Anaheim, CA Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- State law
- CA H and S Code 13113.7
- Required locations
- Each bedroom, hallway outside sleeping area, every floor
- Alarm type
- 10-year sealed battery or hardwired with backup
- Landlord duty
- Test and verify before each new tenancy
- Enforcement
- Anaheim Fire and Rescue plus Code Enforcement
Summary
Anaheim follows California Health and Safety Code 13113.7 and the California Fire Code requiring smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on each floor of dwellings.
13113.7. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, smoke alarms, approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13114 at the time of installation, shall be installed, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions in each dwelling intended for human occupancy. (2) For all dwelling units intended for human occupancy for which a building permit is issued on or after January 1, 2014, for alterations, repairs, or additions exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), the permit issuer shall not sign off on the completion of work until the permittee demonstrates that all smoke alarms required for the dwelling unit are devices approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13114. (3) However, if any local rule, regulation, or ordinance, adopted prior to January 1, 1987, requires installation in a dwelling unit intended for human occupancy of smoke alarms which receive their power from the electrical system of the building and requires compliance with the local rule, regulation, or ordinance at a date subsequent to the dates specified in this section, then the dates of required compliance with the local rule, regulation, or ordinance shall prevail over the dates set forth in this section.
Full Breakdown
All Anaheim residential units must have working smoke alarms installed in each bedroom, in the hallway or area outside each sleeping area, and on every story including basements. California Health and Safety Code 13113.7 sets the statewide baseline, and Anaheim Fire and Rescue enforces it through Fire Code inspections and point-of-sale and rental compliance. Alarms installed after July 2014 must be 10-year sealed lithium battery units or hardwired with battery backup. Homes built before 1976 can use battery-only units if retrofitted. Landlords must test alarms before each new tenancy. Combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are allowed if they meet UL 217 and UL 2034 standards. Rental properties are inspected through Anaheim Code Enforcement when complaints are filed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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